Pampers nappies or a urine infection?!

[MistyMooBags]

I've just today noticed a really stong, unpleasant smell from my 16-month-old daughter's wet nappies... My partner says he's noticed it for a little while and thought it was a 'feature' of the new Pampers nappies (i.e. alerting parents to wet nappies) but I'm worried it's really smelly urine and she has a UTI...

Before I make an doctor's appt for my little girl, has anyone else noticed this with these nappies?

Thanks!

[FortunateHamster]

I've noticed it with Pampers nappies too. Previously we were using Tesco ones and I never noticed much of a smell with wet nappies in them. However my little one is only a few weeks old so I could be misremembering!

[MistyMooBags]

Thanks! Even if she's only peed a tiny bit the smell is really strong (can't believe I've never noticed before...) In fact, today it was strong enough to make her shorts smell (the nappy hadn't leaked - there was barely anything in it) and I had to change them...

I don't want to take her to the doctors unnecessarily, but also don't want to delay making an appointment if something is wrong...

[BertieBasset]

Could you try and "catch" some of the wee? Maybe pop some loo paper in her nappy so you could smell that directly?

I use pampers and only notice a wet type of smell after a couple of hours, nothing particularly strong.

[MistyMooBags]

Thanks! I've just found the correct topic ('nappies' would you believe - sorry!) and I've posted it there...